Tales from the Front (17) tells the story of Charles Frederick Brown, a Bournemouth native who fought in the Great War. He joined the 2nd Battalion Scots Guards, and fough during the 1st Battle of Ypres. He fell at Gheluvelt, an area lying 10 km to the south-east of Ypres, November 1st 1914.
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Tales from the Front (16)
Tales from the Front (16) tells the story of William Albert Pounds, a Bournemouth-born man who fought in the Great War. Pounds, a professional soldier, died in the fighting around Ploegsteert (‘Plugstreet’) Wood, part of the 1st Battle of Ypres, on November 1st, 1914.
Tales from the Front (15)
Tales from the Front (15) tells the story of Henry Albert Newman, a Bournemouth native who fought in the Great War. As a teenager, Corporal Newman had worked as an errand boy while living in Winton. He enlisted with the 9th Lancers at Weymouth. Newman, 27, fell during the defence of Messines and Wytschaete, October 30th, 1914.
Tales from the Front (14)
Tales from the Front (14) tells the story of George Francis Slade Hague, a Bournemouth native who fought in the Great War. Hague (sometimes known as Egg) enlisted with the 1st Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment. He served in India before the war, but fell in Flanders at Ypres.